Ben Spies has set his eighth World Superbike pole position of the season at Donington Park this afternoon after doing a 1:29.
846 to best Aprilia’s Max Biaggi’s 1:30.
080.
Spies timing was perfect because a light rain began to fall towards the end of the session and preventing the other seven riders that made it through to final stint to try to better their times on slick tires on a slippery track.
Aprilia’s Max Biaggi’s 1′30.
080 couldn’t be bettered and will start second on the grid, and Sterilgarda Ducati’s Shane Byrnes did two flying laps, which got him third on the grid.
The final place on the front row went to Biaggi’s team mate Shinya Nakano.
The second row sees the two Xerox Ducati riders, Michel Fabrizio in fifth and Noriyuki Haga sixth.
Carlos Checa and Guadalini Ducati’s Jakub Smrz will round out the second row.
After the jump Superpole results.
Donington Superpole Results and Times:1 Spies B.
(USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1′29.
8462 Biaggi M.
(ITA) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1′30.
0803 Byrne S.
(GBR) Ducati 1098R 1′30.
5354 Nakano S.
(JPN) Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1′30.
6715 Fabrizio M.
(ITA) Ducati 1098R 1′30.
7346 Haga N.
(JPN) Ducati 1098R 1′31.
0237 Checa C.
(ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1′31.
3428 Smrz J.
(CZE) Ducati 1098R 1′34.
797STEP 29 Haslam L.
(GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1′30.
15910 Sykes T.
(GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1′30.
22911 Hopkins J.
(USA) Honda CBR1000RR 1′30.
27212 Rea J.
(GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1′30.
38713 Lavilla G.
(ESP) Ducati 1098R 1′30.
61214 Ellison J.
(GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1′30.
81615 Corser T.
(AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1′30.
91616 Xaus R.
(ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1′31.
120STEP 117 Camier L.
(GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1′31.
17618 Kagayama Y.
(JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1′31.
21519 Lanzi L.
(ITA) Ducati 1098R 1′31.
21720 Kiyonari R.
(JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1′31.
26021 Scassa L.
(ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′31.
87422 Parkes B.
(AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′31.
88723 Salom D.
(ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′32.
18324 Lagrive M.
(FRA) Honda CBR1000RR 1′32.
24325 Hacking J.
(USA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′32.
24526 Andrews S.
(GBR) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1′32.
34327 Polita A.
(ITA) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1′32.
58428 Young B.
(USA) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1′32.
73529 Checa D.
(ESP) Yamaha YZF R1 1′32.
81130 Resch R.
(AUT) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1′33.
37431 Iannuzzo V.
(ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1′33.
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